Syringe.



E. T. PEARL.

SYRINGE.

APPLIOATIOR 11.31) n.2, 1909.

Patented July 6, 1909.

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EUGENE TULLAR PEARL, OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.

SYRINGE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application filed January 2, 1909. Serial No. 470,532.

To all 7.071077% it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE TULLAR PEARL, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Passaic, in the county of Passaio and State ofNew Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Syringes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to fountain or gravity syringes and moreparticularly to means for expanding or distending the mouth. of the bagto facilitate filling, etc., further to means for conveniently supporting the pipe or tubing, also the nozzle or 1102- zles employed inconnection therewith. Syringes of this class such as are sold in drugand surgical stores generally consist of a soft rubber bag or reservoirhaving a small neck, tab with metal eyelet for suspending the same fromanail, the bag having a small-outlet at its lower end fitted with arubber tube to which may be attached vaginal, or enema nozzles or pipes.Fountain bags with a small neck cannot be readily filled from a pitcheror similar vessel as is often necessary, without spilling, nor can theinside of the bag be cleaned with a brush or other means as isfrequently required. The nozzlos after use are usually placed in thebag, this is particularly forbidden by physicians and gynecologists,and-is never permitted in hospitals and sanitariums. When in use theordinary vaginal .pipe allows the medicated injections and washes toilow out over the hand while holding the nozzle in place, this is Verydisagreeable and annoying. The above construction is crude, unsanitaryand inconvenient.

The object of my invention is to remedy these defects and provide athoroughly sanitary and convenient syringe for family and hospital use.

. The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate a form of fountainsyringe suitable for carrying my invention into effect. I wish itunderstood, however, that I do not limit myself to either the exactconstruction or arrangement of parts shown, as various changes may bemade therein without descope ofroy invention.

In the drawii'i s: Fi ure 1 is a view in ole b tr 7 vation of thesyringe showing my invention applied. Fig. 2, 1s a deta l view of theneck portion of the bag, showmgthe mouth closed.

Fig. 3, is a similar view showing the mouth open and held thus distendedby a ring hung within the neck of the bag. Fig. 4, is a detail view inperspective showing the ring and lug which supports it in the bag, andFig. 5, is a similar view showing a modifiedform of ring.

Referring now to the drawings,my improved syringe consists of a 1,having a large neck 2, about four or five inches-wide, when folded fiatas in Fig. 2. Attached to the neck there is a strap 3, of suliicientlength to permit the reservoir bag to be suspended from any nearbyprojection, bed-post or hook. Within the neck of the bag is hung an'ovalring 4 of rubber covered wire (shown in Fig. 4) or of hard polishedrubber (shown in Fig. 5). This ring is attached flexibly by rubber, orhinged to a lug 5 projecting from the back of the bags neck, as shown inFigs. 1 and 3. Thus mounted, the ring may be swung downward into thebag, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, permitting the latter to befolded in a small space. When in use the ring may be drawn up firmlyinto the bags neck as in Fig. 3 distending and holding the same open foreasy filling from a pitcher or other vessel. Attached. to the outside ofthe bag at the top, there are rubber elastic loops 6, for holding theseveral nozzles 7, when not in use. These syringe attachments arefrequently misplaced or lost if kept separate from the reservoir bag.

For my improved syringe I have designed an approximately L or V nozzle8, which forms the subject matter of a coending application and is nottherefore s peci'ically ClfLlDlQCl herein. As shown, this nozzle 01' ipeis fitted near its upper end with a 'va ve or shut-off 9. This angularform of nozzle is not only more sanitary and convenient than the nozzlesheretofore in use, for, with the shut-elf placed near the discharge endor fluid exit, no air is injected, as is the ease with all syringeshaving the shut-oil. on the supply pipe two or three feet from thenozzle. Again,

soft rubber bag my improved shaped vaginal nozzle when in use, is heldin position, the

shut-oil readily opened and closed with one hand, and the injected fluidflowing own from the parts does not comein contact wit the hand, this isparticularly objectionable in all other syringes, espeeiallwhenmedications are used. The original and peculiar foil-m of my anguiarnozzle conforms to 1531.6 an inlet and ID'IQZLDS Within the bag movable'mvinal causes no discomfort and 1s intu the inlet to enhu e the sa .0.

a Q Q b more sahitmv and. effective than any ether A syringe bug open at01316 and and a M n beretaim'e, obtainable. The nozzleis ring within thebag movable in definite remmle fi'i 11 p0 nc l 1m rd rubbay, 1a 1011 tothe open end thereof to expand the M W152, the 0151131118 (and mouth andwithin the hag shiftablc iomted, but rgunded and. 12/00 the mouth tostl'fien and d1ste11d the tats-011ml and HJV'OId ci0gsame.

Win in the jresenciz of two Witnesses.

L'D GENE TULLAR PEARL.

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